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CVE-2016-1963

Published: 8 March 2016

The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.4

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (45.0)
precise
Released (45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1)
wily
Released (45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.15.10.1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(45.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
wily Not vulnerable

xenial Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.4
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H